Debates between Mike Freer and Robert Buckland during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Mike Freer and Robert Buckland
Wednesday 7th June 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Freer Portrait Mike Freer
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I can reassure the hon. Lady: I understand that prisoners are indeed screened in their first week, as are those on probation. However, there is more work to be done, and I am more than happy to arrange meetings with the hon. Lady and with any other colleague who wishes to pursue in more depth the work that we are doing in respect of both prisons and probation.

Robert Buckland Portrait Sir Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con)
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May I commend the work that the Government are doing in pursuance of the call for evidence on neurodiversity that I initiated when I was in office? I note that 80 neurodiversity support managers have been appointed, but what more can be done to ensure that all our prisons have neurodiversity officers who can train other staff as well as screening prisoners who come into the system for a range of neurodiverse conditions?